Chapter 854:

She let the words settle, silence stretching in their wake. Then, in a near whisper, she added, “Take your time. Choose whichever path you want.”

Cedric leaned forward, picked up the divorce agreement, skimmed through it briefly, then set it back down.

He looked up at her. “Which choice do you want me to make?”

Daniela’s teeth pressed into her lip, uncertainty creeping in. When she had woken up earlier, she had almost asked Cedric if he was afraid of her.

Anyone else would be, wouldn’t they?

Sleeping next to someone like her—a bloodstained lunatic—should’ve terrified him.

So, she held back. Instead, she put everything on the table, hoping—just hoping—he would choose to stay.

She had long stopped believing in people and in love. Yet, with Cedric, a flicker of hope still remained.

It was underhanded, maybe even selfish, to tie him down with material wealth, but what other choice did she have? In the end, this was all she had left to offer.

of cold detachment

stillness made Daniela uneasy. She hesitated. “If

Cedric

scrambling. “What did you

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this chance slip away. “I know what you’re about to do. I also realize there’s no way to make you change your mind, but in this relationship, I’ve truly given my entire heart. If you insist on risking yourself and something happens, I’ll be left all alone, which would be unbearable. I’m asking you

as she

wrong? You don’t agree?” Cedric

her eyes. “I can’t just hand you a child right this

carry the child. I’ll take care of everything else. You won’t have to

a businessman closing a

came to business, Daniela

when it came to bluffing and negotiation,

one child. You’re willing to give up your wealth, so why refuse to have a baby

child could lead to two, and

couldn’t keep Daniela, their children

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